Yet Still I Fall

Although I’m wide awake, yet still I fall 

as if in some dark dream I am confined 

I find myself oblivious to it all

I’m often trapped inside the lines that gall 

or words that hold my conscience in a bind 

Although I’m wide awake, yet still I fall

When all about me plaintive seabirds call 

and billows roll above the ocean brine 

I find myself oblivious to it all

I face the rain, my back against the wall 

and march my feet toward the battle line 

Although I’m wide awake, yet still I fall

Through deserts of the heart I slowly crawl 

to reach the cool oasis of the vine 

I find myself oblivious to it all

I sadly took my eye from off the ball 

and failed to see the final warning sign 

I find myself oblivious to it all 

Although I’m wide awake, yet still I fall

Steve Wheeler © 29 March, 2022

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